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SMEs could face fall-out from corporate failures 23 Aug 2013 | 01:54 pm
The overall business insolvency rate fell to 0.08 per cent in July from 0.09 per cent in July 2012, according to the latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian. This is the third consecutive mont...
Businesses 'punished' for holding cash reserves 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm
UK businesses are losing more than £7bn a year because of low bank interest rates and above target inflation, according to accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Interest rates on business deposits are ...
FCA considers new rules on crowdfunding 23 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
News has emerged this week that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could be planning to crack down on crowdfunding websites that raise money for start-ups and small businesses. In an interview wit...
Annoying colleagues are biggest work gripe 23 Aug 2013 | 01:38 pm
Pay issues are relatively low on the list of niggles at work, according to a new survey of employees commissioned by Old Jamaica Ginger Beer. Instead, crashing computers and the behaviour of colleague...
Also in the news this week – 23 August 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 01:36 pm
Energy firms end automatic rollover contracts EDF Energy, SSE, nPower and British Gas have all ended automatic "lock-ins" for small firms on their energy contracts. John Allan, national chairman of t...
Calculate holiday entitlement 22 Aug 2013 | 01:57 pm
Calculating how much holiday an employee is entitled to is not always that straightforward, especially if the employee joins your company part way through the year. This interactive tool on the GOV.U...
From chaos to compliance: adapting records retention to the digital age 19 Aug 2013 | 09:21 pm
In principle, document retention should be a straightforward part of a responsible information management plan. You work out what you want or need to keep, archive it securely and destroy it in line w...
Women avoid 'glass ceiling' by going it alone 16 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that more and more female entrepreneurs are leaving corporate jobs to set up their own enterprises. Inspiring Fem...
Most small firms are now home-based businesses 16 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
New analysis from Direct Line for Business (DL4B), based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveals that just over half of all UK small firms are run from the home of the business ...
Small firms create 'lion's share' of new jobs 16 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
As unemployment continues to fall, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling for more to be done to support small businesses, given that SMEs, it says, create the most new jobs. According t...
